In northwestern South Carolina, the Blue Ridge Escarpment ends with an abrupt drop of some 2,000 feet to the foothills below, where the state's Piedmont region begins. This escarpment affords spectacular waterfalls and provides a protected environment for rare and endangered plant and animal species. The surrounding landscape includes Campbell Mountain at 2589 feet; Paris Mountain, an isolated mountain standing at 2020 feet above sea level; Glassy Mountain at 1702 feet; Stool Mountain at 2600 feet; Table Rock Mountain, a prominent granite outcropping at 3124 feet that contrasts with the heavily wooded forests below, with Table Rock State Park on its southeast side; Pinnacle Mountain at 3425 feet, the highest point entirely in South Carolina; the Piedmont, with gently rolling hills at the foot of the mountains, its name coming from the French for foot of the mountains; Dismal Forest, a dense, mature hardwood forest stretching for miles beneath Caesars Head State Park; Table Rock Reservoir, a picturesque lake that is a source of water for the city of Greenville; and Raven Cliff Mountain, a 3000 foot mountain whose namesake raven has nested on its cliffs for over a hundred years.